Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24
HE CENTENNIAL.
The Constitutional Centennial Celebra.
ton Opened Auspiciously at
Philadelphia.
Elaborate Decorations--2oo.o 900 Vis,tors.-
A Monster Parade.

celebration ot The events OF revolution times
began this m,rning. If there is one thing
more than another for which the million and
a half of oeopie who are temporarily residents
OF this city are thankful, 1t is the weather.
With a GEAR sky the day SO far gives promise
of being ever. thing that could b. wished Tor.
Philadelphia and her hundreds OF thousands
OF guests appeared on the streets early this
morning IN their holiday gsrb, light-hearted
aud happy. All day yeslerday and last night
the visitors, including distinguished guests,
military and tiremen, arIivep by every posi-
bic convey ance, anu the dozen railroad depots
were taxed to their utmost In accommodating
the throng whicn had iocked here to bear
witness, by tueir presence, OF their love aad
generation for the historic document which
gave them liberty and freedom. All the
hoteis were flied To OVERLOOKING by yesterday
morning, aud evsry inch Of surplus space has
been ii ed with cots and other means of tenn
porary rest. 1t is fate 10 say that there are
2Ul. 900 visitors from a distance, III ADDITION
Penn.ylvaula, New Jersey, Delaware aud
Maryiauu, aud hardly u state or territory is
unreprescuted In The three days festival. In
all q rec Ions, as far as the ere can reach, the
stree are D mass OF bunting anu decorations
The monster civic and industrial pageant
started from Broad and Dauphin streets
shortly after 10 ~o'c!ocS, and march, Il 10 Broad
amt Moore rec =, a Instance OF nearly nvc
miles, and then OuDter -marched to the start
ing point, passing through one ContinuOu,
line Of observa ION stands, gally dec.rltrd
with the iags Of al nations. North Broad
street was SO crowded rs 10 De almost IA
passable 81 Z O'CLOCK. On North Broad street
lnere was scarcely "A house that was not COW
cred WITH buatlng, or IN other ways suitably
decorated. Nearly all the side street leading
into North Broad were Yoped of and We're
flieu with truck on w Iich tiers OF seats were
ertc'ed aud rapidly sod.
The mouster civic and industrial parade,
illuetr ting the advancement OF the indus
trial arts and sciences during the last cen
fury, 1t Is believed, fairly ecllpsed anything,
OF the KIDD ever known. There were IN line
80 floats, each bearing a representation of
some p4iticuiar praucn of Industry, IL. JOO
men, 3 900 hOrses, and 80 bands Of music.
Al the uead # the column rode Col. Snow
d3n, clief marshal, aud his staff OF nifty ains,
the standari bearer aud two truinpeters. Di-
rectly benlnd t'lr,u, and leading IT, the column
Itself was the Uli.eu States marine band
followed by Il band representing Columbia
pointing t. the cast Win one hand and
with the other To oe ur s~ct. Tue banner
typiied tie demons tyatiCn aud was drawn 90
a car by six horses. The dlsp'Ay from this
point was divided into { ~enty-slx divisions,
each being unier the C are and supervision
Of al assistant mdr.rai ana several aiocS.
The frs q vilon KS lea led hy the patrio ic
Sons Of America, WAC pr scuted a beautiful
display. Following tins fl nt cane "A band
and scvcrai Il ,at- % wnlcu were tAbllAuX -
typical OF ey, ats during the revolution a4d
Representing the different nations which
maze up Au,ri as population, native cos
tumcs, - o. autiful temple, haut ttDeiJ deco
rated, with thIrts- x gut la,iies at the portal
roprestntl, q rnr STAGES Of the union, Uncle
sam, tue God less 81 Liberty, and the thir.
teen Originai states re Presented By the Dalgh-
ters OF America ia costume, and a float IN
wAich stood representatives OF tne sch poi
houses OF "A century ago, and tnose OF to-day,
surrounded hy scloul children. The re-
mainder OF Cnis q vision wa III sde up OF nA-
tional anu state fic-rs, inCludiug the national
and state executives, commissioners In fuDr re-
gala and visiting camps OF Sons OF Americs.
The second division was made up by the
carpenters com any, Of philadelphia, winch
antedales all otler industrial assoc ations,
having been iucor borated In l724, and which
is lhe only inIu trial organic ttlon IN exist
ence In this e. which participated in the
procession in 1857. The first feature OF this
displai vas a ilOa upon which was borne a
miniature q ecian TEN lie OF thirteen CORN
THAN columns, representing the tLitteen
states "a the union of 1857, whlcl is a dupi-
cate Of the original exhibit OF the carpenters
company IN the parade In 1877, which com
memorat-d the adoption OF the federal consti-
tuition. Follosing this is another temple Of
the Gree an doric order, intended 70 be- an
emblem II the present grand union OF states
and bearing upon each of its thirty-eight CO..
INNS a shieid with the name OF eaca state.
The allegorlcal hoBts were followed by the
members OF the carpenters company in car
riages.
Tue third, fourth, fifth and sixth divisions
were given up to industrial and educational
exhibits.
The majority OF the remaining floats repre-
sented v.rious industries. Among Them was
a display sno .ing tue progress In modes OF
travelling from tae the revolutionary era to
the present time, by land and wafer. The
United States mint had an interests, q exhibit
Tine government naval display ioci.deda model
OF the first steamer which cross III the AT
Ian TIC, = model ~ III Un,tei States man Of
war Hartford, and models Of the new cruisers,
mauy kinds OF naval guns, and a display of
Hfe.saving aparatus.
To give an idea Of the enormou proportions
OF the industrial psgent, it may be- stated
that At twenty minutes past 2 o'clock, only
seven OF the twenty-three divisions had pass
ed by the reversing stand, aud by the time
the seventh divi-ioa had passed southwark,
the head o. the column Ia arrived on their
count rnarcl, having travelled tweuty-three
squares south Of Ma'ket street. The march
was made without ca, Qualities, further thsn
that AN unknown man Dropped dead near
Chestnut street, presumably from heart dis
case, and a little girl was somewhat ii jured
In the crosd.
Among the governors occupying seats on
the reviewing stand we're Larrabee, Of Iowa;
Beaver, of Penns,l,auis; Hughes, OF Arkan-
sas; Buckner, Of Kentucky; rbayer Of Nebras-
ks; Pepnoyer, OF Oreg,o; Wilson, of West
Virginia: II rAker, Of Ohio, and Fitz Hugh
Lee, OF Virginia.
At sunrise the Uoited States war vessels
anchored la the Delaware river began their
celebration. A salute of thirteen guns was
fired from each OF them. All the vessels are
handsomely decorated with bunting an fags,
and tonight they are Illuminated with chi
nese lanterns. Beautiful Vytetechnic displays
were Made from all vessels IN harbor this
evening.
President Cleveland and party arrived here
tonight and were at once driven to the La
fayette hotel.
The scene at the grand reviewing stand,
situated opposite the Us1on League club
hOuse on Broad street, was grand. There
were sixteen telegraph stations along the
route OF the parade, which were estaoilshea
for the purpose " ooDmun'cAttng frsm enc
end Of the line &c the other, aud just as q tel
egram 1ashed over the wires announcing that
the pageant had started from Broad ana
Dau,h hin streets at 1925 .. IN, Gov.